The fifth edition Player’s Handbook, for the first time in D&D history, makes a bold statement about sexuality and gender. It encourages you to imagine different. However, a few failures of imagination exist with regard to depicting this sort of equality in games and other media.
A Study in CCGs: Magic/Heartstone/Star Wars: Destiny
I would never claim to be a pro, but I’ve played my fair share of collectible card games. In some ways, I think we are in a golden age of the CCG.
The Wizards and the Sheep
This is a long-winded story about how master 20th level wizards often get into the sheep business.
“Dead Scare”: What I Learned
On February 16th, 2015, I launched a Kickstarter for Dead Scare, a 1950s, feminist, fascist-punching, zed-bashing tabletop RPG by Elsa S. Henry. Today, almost two years later, “Dead Scare” is out to the public.
Rodney Thompson on “Dusk City Outlaws” RPG
Assemble your crew and case the joint by checking out this interview with “Dusk City Outlaws” creator Rodney Thompson.
Debt Financing the Evil Lord’s Iconic Dungeon
How do the Evil Lords locate the capital to invest in their ego-stroking structures? Here’s five options, with their pros and cons.
Dalt Wisney’s World: A D&D Play Report
I decided it would be cool to run the players through an old school dungeon. White Plume Mountain came up as a perfect model of the crazy “makes-no-sense” concept of early 80’s dungeon design. I just needed to find a semi-plausible reason to plug the adventure into the world. That’s where the Faerie Dragon came in.
The Adventuring Party Bond Market
A bond is when adventuring parties ask for investment directly from investors instead of getting a loan from the bank. Adventuring parties promise to pay an interest rate over a certain period until the bond matures.
In Memory of a True Adventurer: Randall Walker
A few words on Randall “deadorcs” Walker.
Review: “Storm King’s Thunder” – A Giant-Sized Toolbox
“Storm King’s Thunder” is a campaign-length adventure as players travel to and fro in the northern Forgotten Realms fighting cranky giants and trying to figure out why they’re all up to various destructive plots, apocalyptic shenanigans, and general tomfoolery all of a sudden.
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